Singers and scribes have waxed poetic for decades about the best beaches in California—here, find our favorites.

A large swath of what had long been private land on Northern California’s Lost Coast is now slated for public access. The ...

When first-time visitors imagine California ... beach. One might envision bathing suit-clad beachgoers strolling down sunny California boardwalks in the south or hikers traversing cliffs along the ...